ABSTRACT

Mental health of undergraduate students is receiving more attention because of the increase in the prevalence and intensity of psychological distress. Our aim is to verify the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural counselling service in reducing psychological distress and improving academic self-efficacy in a sample of 124 students (57% above the clinical cut-off) using a pre-post assessment design. Data show a significant reduction of distress and symptoms scores among students who completed the intervention and half of them had a reliable change. Preliminary data also show a significant improvement in academic self-efficacy. University counselling services represent common first-line services for students and are effective in treating psychological distress in a wide range of clinical and sub-clinical situations.

摘要

随着心理困扰的发生率和强度的增加，本科生的心理健康越来越受到关注。我们的目标是使用前后评估设计验证认知行为咨询服务在减少心理困扰和提高学业自我效能方面的有效性，样本为 124 名学生（高于临床临界值 57%）。数据显示，完成干预的学生的痛苦和症状分数显着降低，其中一半有可靠的变化。初步数据还显示，学业自我效能感有显着提高。大学咨询服务是为学生提供的常见一线服务，可有效治疗各种临床和亚临床情况下的心理困扰。